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Man shoots himself in crotch

Oh, balls! Those words might have flashed ever briefly inside the mind of a 38-year-old man who accidentally shot himself in the groin at a local Ruby Tuesday's last night.

Oh, balls!

Those words might have flashed ever briefly inside the mind of a 38-year-old man who accidentally shot himself in the groin at a local Ruby Tuesday's last night.

Police said the victim, whose name was not released, had a handgun stuffed in his pants pocket while he ate inside the restaurant, on Bartram Avenue near 88th Street in Eastwick.

About 7 p.m., the man reached in his pocket and apparently discharged the weapon by accident, shooting himself once in the groin.

Police said the shooter, who had a license to carry the weapon, was admitted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in stable condition.

No other injuries were reported.